Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-05-17
Local Miscellany.

new dwelling of Miss Eliza Welsh.
Messrs. VIM. Phillips & Sons fired
lip their new engine last Saturday.
Middleway and vicinity had a
heavy hail-storm on Sunday week.
Hon. r. S. Blair, of Ritchie county,
was in Charlestown last Thursday.
Mrs. Geo. w. T. Kearslcy is visit
ing her daughter in Knoxville, Tenn.
Messrs. j. F. Englc and II. l..
Heiskell have returned from Charles
ton.
Mr.. B. F. Hughes, of Staunton,
Va, visited his mother here last
week.
Hon D. B. Lucas went to Charles
ton last week, and returned home on
Friday.
Memorial Day in Charlcstown,
Saturday, June 4M. Ceremonies at
IL A. NJ.
Mrs. \. B. Yates returned last
week from visit to her sister in
Baltimore.
Mr.. A. w. Hawks will lecture be-
fore the Y. NJ. c. n. of Shepherds
iowa, May 3lst.
Col. r. p. Chew, after the adjourn
mcnt of the Legislature, left Charles
ton for Chicago.
Mr.. Samuel J. Lang wants two
seamstrcsscs. See advertisement in
another column.
- Col. Geo. f. Raum and wife, of
San Francisco, CAL, are stopping at
the Carter House.
Mrs. Ella B. Washington, of Wash
ington City, is on a visit TO her sis
ter, Mrs. Mitchell.
Circuit Clerk Latimcr spent cou-
pie of days last week visiting his old
friends in Shephcdstown.
Mr.. William Exncr, of IIarper's
Ferry, has been granted patent for
a water cutoff and spout.
The b. & O. II. II. Co. are over
hauling and strengthening all the
bridges on the Valley Branch.
Mcssrs. Diehl e Bro. have been
putting up large amount of fine
work in Edgc-IIill Cemetery recently.
Mr.. Levi Porter and family spent
several days i'll Martinsburg, visiting
the family of Mr.. Andrew Criswell.
II the product be anywhere near
the promise, there will be an abund
ant crop of all kinds of fruit this sea-
son.
S. V. r. r. trains were delayed
last week by the washing away of the
trestle between BentonvilIc and Lu-
ray.
Gustav Brown Consistory, y. A.
S. r.. will meet on Thursday evening,
May 10Th, At Z! o'clock. Work on
hand.
Joseph Trapnell, Esq, is having 4
neat wire fence erected in front of his
handsome property on South George
street.
Island Park is having it's usual
cleaning up of falling leaves and re-
touching of paint for summer cX-
cursions.
The Carter House hack has been
through the factory of Messrs. Starry
& Stump, and comes out fresh and
pretty as June rose.
The next meeting of the Musical
Association will be held at the Sem
mary, on Friday next, at 8 p. NJ.
A full attendance is desired.
Miss Fannie Lcavcll Chambers has
returned home to Iarper's Ferry
from Washington City, where she has
been to school since September.
Prof. J. r. Clifford has been APP
pointed by State Superintendent Nor
gan, to conduct the institute for col
ored teachers at Harpcr's Ferry.
Prof. w. C. Brown, of the Episco-
pal High School. near Alexandria,
Va, recently visited his sister, Mrs.
DIR. Jas. NJ. Ransom, of this place.
Oscar Watson, of MiddIeway,
whilst trying to shoot wild duck
had his gun to burst, inflicting an
ugly wound in the side of his head.
Judge Frank Beckwith returned
home from Charleston last Tuesday,
and will hold the May term of the
jefferson Circuit Court. beginning
to-day.
The private boarding houses of
Harper's Ferry, especially on Camp
Hill, arc getting ready for the colony
of Washington people who commence
arriving about the 30th.
If you wish to find a full stock of
Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Gloves, I'm
derwcar, &C., from which to make Sc
lections for Spring and Summer use,
call mt HapIev'S Temnlc of Fashion